The Cape Dory Board

Good stuff, as always.

Tim, I ordered a new Johnson Duramax Cutless Bearing and I will be pulling out the Morse Blackfish. Although the Morse is new, something isn’t right and I don’t know what it is at this point. Perhaps its a swollen bearing (seems unlikely but it does happen). Maybe it’s binding internally somehow, bu...

Replacing the propeller shaft while in the water may not have been the smartest thing. I was surprised at how easily it went. My diver friend pulled out the old shaft (I had the transmission coupler removed) and I inserted the new shaft (I had the propeller removed) right behind it. There was barely...

YES! So excited to have the forum back up and running. A huge thanks to those that made it happen.
-david

Thanks Tim. Doing a quick internet search there are some instances of shaft bearings swelling, if they are inferior brands. Mine is a new Morse Blackfish as identified in the owners manual, so I assume it’s good quality. Since the shaft is disconnected from the transmission, it isn’t an alignment pr...

Maybe I’m over thinking this, but here goes. I had the boat hauled recently and changed out the cutless bearing with a new one. I decided to go with a new propeller and shaft, but I didn’t have it at the time so I reinstalled the old shaft and propeller. I then relaunched the boat. Today I finally g...

Bryce, if you want, shoot me your address and I’ll send you enough for a port light. Then you can decide if it works better for you. -david

I replaced all of mine with McMaster-Carr 8605K44 Ultra-Weather-Resistant EPDM Foam Cord, 1/2" Diameter, 100 Feet and haven’t had a leak yet. The hatches close just fine.

@mgphl52, I have some spare, if you need some.

-david

I also meant to ask if anyone has seen in any of the manuals, what the desired filter capacity is for the MD7A? I didn’t see where a desired micron filter size was specified in the manuals that I have.

Trying to keep the beast alive as long as possible, so I’ve been looking into primary and secondary fuel filters. I have the OEM Fram filter housing (Black with orange cap). I’ve been trying to figure out the best filter combination, without moving to a Racor or different set up. I can’t find any in...

I think a 13x12 3-blade would work based on what I’ve found others to have, but I’m completely speculating. You won’t really know until you install it and see how it performs with your engine. It can be repitched though, if you find it’s too aggressive. Good find on eBay. I just spent a small fortun...

Congratulations! Well deserved.
-david

One reason that I wanted to know the correct position of the gear selector is so that I could make sure I ordered the correct propeller (left or right handed). So, I think I've convinced myself that the propeller should indeed be a left hand prop for the Volvo MD7A + MS + Walter V-drive. As far as I...

For the Volvo MS/MSB, does anyone know what gear (forward or reverse) the transmission is in when the eccentric piston (#56) is forward, or astern?

Nice. I pulled my water tanks too. I haven’t cleaned them yet, but I will before reinstalling. On my CD30, I’m going to only go with one tank on the port side and leave underneath the starboard side berth for storage, rather than a second tank.

Nothing is better than a good smelling boat!